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Scholars: Sell the F-35 to Taiwan

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by alert5

Two scholars have written an op-ed on The Hill, calling for the Trump administration to sell the Lockheed Martin F-35 to Taiwan.

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India hopes to buy six A330s and convert them into AEW&C platforms

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by alert5

The Chairman of India’s state-run Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) said permission is being sought from the Cabinet Committee for Security to buy six A330s from Airbus and convert them into early warning radar platforms.

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Ukraine claims to have develop “new air-to-surface missile”

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 by alert5

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko posted a video on his Facebook page recently, boasting that Ukroboronprom has developed a new missile for the country’s military helicopters.

India sets up panel to review FGFA

Posted on February 12, 2017 by alert5

A three-star general with the India military has been given a task by the government to review the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia.

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Luftwaffe has only one serviceable A400M, out of eight

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by alert5

The German Air Force revealed that seven out of its eight A400M transport planes are unable to fly. Days after Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was forced to switch aircraft in Lithuania.

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